The Phenomenal Handclap Band - video clips, songs, albums online

Phenomenal Handclap Band are a Psych-Soul band from New York City. Their first full-length record, Phenomenal Handclap Band, came out in 2009 on Friendly Fire Recordings in the US and in 2010 on Tummy Touch Records. The album was also released world wide by KSR in Japan, Inertia in Australia, GOMMA in Germany, and Universal Records in the Philippines. The band was started by Daniel Collas and Sean Marquand. Both Collas and Marquand were DJs and production partners working around the New York City area producing records for other artists. The two soon starting writing and producing their own music. While recording original material, Collas and Marquand had help from various local artists to help record their music such as Aurelio Valle, Carol C, Jaleel Bunton, Jon Spencer, and Lady Tigra. In 2008 Patrick Wood, Luke Riverside, Laura Marin, Bing Ji Ling, Pier Pappalardo and Joan Tick joined to officially form the band. Their second full-length album, Form and Control, was released February 13th, 2012. Phenomenal Handclap Band has been touring in 2011 with Bryan Ferry.